C3 EPROM socket

[Jennifer Rose]

At 03:50 PM 1/27/98 -0500, you wrote:
>I am gradually getting closer to playing the PROM swap game...and...
>
>I have come to really hate those little plastic PROM holders in the C3 ECM's.
>Last night I managed to stick a standard 24 pin (machined pin) IC socket into
>the C3 without using that goofy plastic thing.  I then plugged the PROM into
>this new socket.  Everything seems to function and I made it all the way into
>work without it vibrating loose or anything.
>
>Has anyone tried something like this?  I am actually thinking now of plugging a
>ZIF socket into the above socket... and then
>PROM swaps will be NO problem...
>
>Any comments?
>
>________________________________________________
>  Kevin Vannorsdel     IBM Arm Electronics Development
>    408-256-6492                Tie 276-6492     kv at us.ibm.com
>
>Hi Kevin       

        Just leave eprom in holder - just fab an adaptor to prom burner. Can
purchase part from jameco or digikey.

Vance